02-01-12 Nick Diaz at UFC 143 Workouts

Alistair Overeem told MMA Fight Corner just moments ago that he has decided that he will sign with Authentic Sports Management and will begin training with Imperial Athletics in Boca Raton, Florida with the group known as the “Blackzillians” for his title fight vs Junior Dos Santos to take place at the MGM Garden Arena in Las Vegas, NV on May 26th. More details to follow from the interview soon!!

The MMA Fight Corner visited the UFC 143 open workouts and spoke with Nick Diaz, Josh Koscheck and Roy Nelson. UFC Welterweight contender Josh Koscheck talked about his place in the rankings, his thoughts on not being able to fight Condit, and what he really thinks about the media's influence on matchups.

Roy Nelson spoke about what makes Fabricio Werdum a great addition to the UFC Heavyweight division.

Nick Diaz talked about taking on Carlos Condit for the UFC Interim Welterweight title and reflected on the BJ Penn fight. He got real on his transition to the UFC & what his family means to him.

Not too many fighters can say that they stepped into a cage and knocked out their opponent in 11 seconds...Jimmy Jones can. In his MMA debut, Jimmy rocked Scott Bromage in King of the Cage knocking him out in 11 seconds. Since then Jimmy’s gone 3-1 fighting in various MMA promotions including BAMMA USA and Superior Cage Combat. Currently a Kickboxing coach at Xtreme Couture, Jimmy is a Las Vegas native. He’s still living the regular lifestyle of any average 25 year old, working as a computer tech, except for the part where’s he’s an MMA fighter and kickboxing instructor who trains in Randy Couture’s gym.

After defeating Efrain Escudero, Volkmann explained to me what happened in his first visit with the men in black, broke down what a "glass-ectomy" is and where he thinks he fits in the lightweight division.

Caught up with Tito Ortiz on Friday Night at UFC 141 in Las Vegas, he talked to me about working on the Silver Screen, confirmed an upcoming fight in July, and how he's feeling since his loss to Antonio Rogerio Nogueira.

Rampage Jackson took me by surprise at UFC 135 by not trying to hump my leg or motorboat me as I managed to wrangle him as the UFC 135 post press conference wrapped up to give me and a few other reporters a moment to answer some burning questions. He spoke about who he wants to fight next, just how good Jon Jones is, PRIDE rules in the UFC, a possible post-MMA boxing career, his thoughts on the Mayweather/Ortiz bout, and getting his swerve on.

At UFC 135, Heidi got the opportunity to check in with Chuck Liddell. Along with reporters, I got the opportunity to hear Chuck talk about educating the masses on what MMA is all about, seeing the UFC on Fox and what he's up to lately...